Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-16
TWO OF A KIND.
Cetor- ell Irish Pays His Respects to Zach.
Montgomery and Delmas.

WASHINGTON, December 14th-The,e is
great deal behind the little that has been
made public in regard 10 the bomb that the
Democrats were placing under the Federal
Courts in San Francisco. Only glimpse
here and there can be caught of the bitter
fight that is going on behind che veil of
secrecy. The following letter, written by
John 2. Irish, now on file in the Depart
ment of Justice, tells its own story, and re-
veals an incident of the great feud that
exists among the Democrats in California,
and is side light on the intrigue underly-
ing the whole proceedings III relation to the
Federal Courts:
1853 ADELISE STREET,
OAKLAND, December 5, 1887.
Hon, A. II. Gdrlaad--MY DEAR SIR That you
may see how completely Mr. Montgomery has
accomplished his malevolent purpose in coming
to California incloSe to sou an article from last
nights San Francisco Pest, the evening Repl.b-
lican organ. Mr.. Montgomery knew that Messrs
Carey ana DelmaS were not on speaking terms
He knew that the whole State knew il. He
knew that nothing could more embarIass the
BENSON prosecution than to force Delmas into it
and make Carey suffer the ultimate humiliation
possible to lawyer. He knew that Delmas had
! never won other than mirror case in this State
! He knew that, not content with the lawyer:
privilege of going down to the tavern anG
damnlng the Judge when he loses q case, Del
| mas has called public meetiogs i'll this city
mass meetings, in facial which he studiedly
ana outrageously insulted and abused the Fed
eral Judges OF this circuit and district directing
| his most atrocious lies against that most illus
| tIlous member OF the Supreme Court, judge
| Field.
will not say that Montgomery knew tina
! Delmas is not lawyer, but u superficial rheto
rician, for Montgomery has been the standin!
Jest ana laughing stock of the California bar 70
| his dense ignorance OF the law and its princi
pies, as well as of the ethics and the good man
| ners which belong to its practice and its prac
utioners. Leaving his malice and Ignorance
aside, submit to your judgment and to you
| sense OF fair trestment the question of the pro
priety of passing over the whole bar of this Stat
to select the very viper of the profession, in tn
full knowledge OF his relation to the Judges ant
to the District Attorney.
The effect Of this appointment upon the poll
ties of our State will be disastrous. Delmas wa
the author of the Stockton platform that lost u
the State in 1854. Governor Stoneman pitch
forked him into prominence in time to co.t
the harmony and success of the party then, an,
you have lifted him from obscurity again i
time to repeat the performance in 1855. VIII
we should be cursed with Montgomery and De
mas is a mystery unscrutable. At your solicita
ton gave you reasons that should have KEEP
| Montgomery out of the Federal service SlIbse
quently learned that he organized in San deg
county g Blaine club in 1884, and told his neigh
bors that Mr.. Cleveland was a man so immora
in his private life that no Christian man coul
support him.
| leave to your unaided fancy the task q
measuring the effect of your preferences 10
| Montgomery and Delmas upon those who hav
! stOOu DA liIc ADMINISTRATION, OF winch YOU ar
| a part and have in this State defended you bel
sonaHy in that sustained assault upon YOU
| character which has been intended to prevail
| against your usefulness as a public officer an
| 10 destroy the confidence O. your coUntrymen i
| your integrity. | know that Montgomery ma
ambush behind Chalmers the handsome specia
agent. / know there may be joint plea mad
upon the necessity of a strong prosecution, bu
all this answer by saying that you know to b
true, and what no casuiSt can gainsay that II
honorable man would accept an appointment
under the circumstances in which Delmas foun
himself. No honorable man would have urge
! 1t IN Montgomerys place, and no faithful publ
| officer recalled as Chalmers was by Mont
| gomerys telegram. from an designation wit
DelmaS at Los Angeles would have acquiesce
!, in the conspiracy without inquiring the rela
tons between Delmas and the District Attorney
You know, as lawyer, that Il prosecution 5
planned is sure to be weak, and tell YOU it vii
end in disaster.
The tittle-tattle of special agents. who know
| as little about what makes a case in crjmina
practice in the Federal Courts as they do.of tn
public sentiment of the people among whoI
they are sent, may have affected you againS
the District Attorney. If So your plain dut
was 10 institute an unprejudiced inquiry anC
| II he were found wanting. demand his rc-igpf
ton; otherwise stand by him and not be mad
the instrument OF his enemies TO piilory him. a
jyou have done, and leave him the alternatiy
OF reslgning or bearing the derision of the stare
l am, very truly, JOHN P IRIsH.